Any idea on if the BESM splats from 1st and 2nd are compatible with the 3rd Ed book? Specifically wondering about Big Robots, Cool Starships.

Thanks!

Bryan WMay 04, 2017 6:31 am UTC

PURCHASER

It's all been rolled into one update package minus any setting fluff which is universal, making a conversion of the supplement is easy enough

Carl BJuly 24, 2016 12:35 pm UTC

Anyone know if the POD quality has improved?

Paul BSeptember 15, 2016 12:11 am UTC

I would like to second that question as I don't like the idea of buying a book that's going to fall apart in a stiff breeze.

Nicholas WFebruary 10, 2017 5:26 am UTC

So....does anyone know?

Carl BFebruary 16, 2017 11:05 am UTC

Apparently not.

September 28, 2015 11:28 am UTC

PURCHASER

Any possibility of a non-premium POD version? I have the original printed version but would just like a table copy (hopefully with errata incorporated).

Aubrey EJanuary 27, 2016 9:18 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I have asked the same question since the hardcover (glued pages) isn't usable as a table book.

Aubrey EJuly 10, 2015 8:09 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Well, I got a print on demand copy of the BESM 3rd and I am REALLY disappointed. The paper is matte (not glossy) and the colors are WASHED out compared to the original book. Also, the binding is just glue, with no stitching at all. This thing will fall apart in no time. What a waste of money.

While this binding is okay for softcovers, I expected more for a hardcover. I will put in on my shelf and just keep using my pdfs and original book (the POD version was supposed to be my tabletop copy - not happening.

Craig ROctober 26, 2015 3:54 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Thanks for the warning on the poor quality hardcover version!

An alternative you might consider, once you have the PDF file in hand, is to look up FedEx/Kinko's. You can upload the PDF to their printing website and they can print a two-sided copy in black & white with color cover for about $30. This should be fine for game table use. I'd get it with the comb or spiral binding which will then lie open flat on the table. Or just use the PDF on a lap-top. One advantage of the PDF is that you can annotate the PDF using any number of PDF Viewers which is like being able to add sticky notes to your electronic document. The other advantage is Bookmarking, which can create a table of useful locations in the book, like an electronic table of contents that you can organize to suit yourself.

Craig ROctober 26, 2015 4:46 pm UTC

PURCHASER

One thing I forgot to mention about this PDF is that it is not scanned page images, it was actually printed directly to PDF. This means that you can search the document in a PDF Viewer as text, or copy text into a word processing document if you wanted to.

Ryan GJanuary 07, 2015 5:48 am UTC

PURCHASER

Any idea what was changed in 2014? I came on to download on my new computer and see an updated date in 2014.

Bryan WJanuary 23, 2015 12:14 am UTC

PURCHASER

Print on demand was added to the available format list

Craig RMarch 30, 2015 10:09 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Indeed! If you are VERY LUCKY you might find a hardcover copy of the original for $60.00 on eBay but good luck! I's now considered a "collectors' item" so sells for over US$100. I was extraordinarily lucky to find one on eBay for about $40 + shipping.

BIG EYES, SMALL MOUTH 3rd Edition (or BESM 3e) is sadly the final bow for the Tri-Stat System, as Guardians Of Order went out of business in 2006 and White Wolf/Arthaus has declined to continue supporting the Tri-Stat line (for both legal and financial [...]

This is probably the best roleplaying system ever devised. We have been playing the 2ed and 3ed for 5 years now, playing d&d before that for at least 10. Even though the book focuses on anime, the rules themselves can be applied to anything. [...]

I was eagerly anticipating the release of BESM (Big Eyes, Small Mouth) 3rd Edition. Of course by the time it was released Guardians of Order had gone belly up and the rules were now being released by Arthaus/White Wolf. My anticipation was tinged a lit [...]

I love this system; it has a great deal of flexibility and customization. For a game master that wants to create their own worlds it really is a wonderful system to work in. That being said it takes a great deal of work to take the open rules and use [...]

Was introduced to this by a friend, and while i've never been one for tabletop rpgs, this got me interested. Call it the anime nerd and writing geek in me finally getting a chance to talk to eachother. [...]

These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher.

For PDF download editions, each page has been run through Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to attempt to decipher the printed text. The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching. However, any text in a given book set on a graphical background or in handwritten fonts would most likely not be picked up by the OCR software, and is therefore not searchable. Also, a few larger books may be resampled to fit into the system, and may not have this searchable text background.

For printed books, we have performed high-resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. We essentially digitally re-master the book. Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy. The text is fine for reading, but illustration work starts to run dark, pixellating and/or losing shades of grey. Moiré patterns may develop in photos. We mark clearly which print titles come from scanned image books so that you can make an informed purchase decision about the quality of what you will receive.

Original electronic format

These ebooks were created from the original electronic layout files, and therefore are fully text searchable. Also, their file size tends to be smaller than scanned image books. Most newer books are in the original electronic format. Both download and print editions of such books should be high quality.